2020 November

Triathlon to return to England

Following the news last week that grassroot sports can return to England, British Triathlon have produced a set of guidelines for clubs, coaches and event organisers to follow. These are designed to ensure each event is as Covid-secure as possible, and safe for participants. Advertisement From the 18th July English clubs and coaches can host […]

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Tost on salary cap: ‘Drivers should be happy to have this job’

AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost says he’s in favour of a lower salary cap than the $30m limit that is being considered, insisting drivers should be happy to earn even a little money in F1’s current difficult environment. The concept of a salary cap for drivers from 2023 was tabled at an F1 Commission virtual […]

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Obama Appoints Bain & Co Consultant to Top Post

President Obama has appointed Jeff Zients as head of the National Economic Council. A former executive of Gov. Mitt Romney’s Bain & Company investment firm—Zients worked at Bain & Co. from 1988 to 1990. Romney was running Bain Capital at the time, so the two did not work directly together. Romney worked at Bain & Company, […]

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Russell admits to Williams contract rumour anxiety

George Russell has admitted that he was unsettled by all the talk that Williams might be about to terminate his contract at the end of the season and leave him on the sidelines for 2021. Despite being considered one of the potential superstar talents on the grid, Russell’s place was rumoured to be under threat […]

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Senators Push 'Real, Not Cosmetic' NSA Reform Bill

A draft bill announced by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday promises to establish real, “not cosmetic” reform at the National Security Agency, whose vast surveillance practices have gone largely unchecked. The Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act, drafted by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and […]

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Edward Snowden Pens 'A Manifesto for the Truth'

The ongoing revelations of the National Security Agency’s dragnet surveillance practices are “causing society to push for political reforms, oversight and new laws,” writes whistleblower Edward Snowden in an open letter titled “A Manifesto for the Truth” in which he calls for continued international action against the worst offenders of global privacy infringement. The letter, […]

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CNN: Israel Behind Attack on Syrian Military Base

Israel was responsible for an explosion at a Syrian air base near the city of Latakia on Thursday, an unnamed Obama administration official confirmed to CNN. As of this writing, the official has not provided details, and Israeli officials have not confirmed that it was their jets that carried out the strike. “We don’t refer […]

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Corporate Espionage and the Secret War Against Citizen Activism

A chilling report released Wednesday unveils the well-funded and shadowy world of corporate espionage of social justice organizations, through infiltration, intrusion, spying, wiretaps and more. According to the study by the Center for Corporate Policy—a project of the Ralph Nader-affiliated Essential Action, today’s ‘Pinkerton Thugs’ are staffed by former law enforcement, CIA, NSA, FBI and […]

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Workers Demand Livable Wage in Hundred-City Strike

Low wage fast food employees across the country are joining forces Thursday, taking to the streets to say: “Low pay is not okay.” The action marks the largest planned demonstration yet in a movement that has swelled over the past year, with workers uniting around the call for $15 dollars an hour and the right […]

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Brutal Violence Against Children as C.A.R. Conflict Continues

UNICEF has issued an urgent call from the Central African Republic where a month of growing violence and political unrest has now culminated in reports of children being ‘beheaded and mutilated’ as warring factions collide. According to the UN agency charged with protecting and fostering child welfare across the globe, the killings of at least […]

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